Type-writing machine.



G. B. BRAND TYPE' WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Dems, 1909.

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-uRORGR B. BRAND, or sYRAcUsE, NEW YORK, AssIGNoR TO THE MONARCH 'TYPE- WRITRR COMPANY, or sYRAcUsR, NRW YORK, A CORPORATION or NEW YORK TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

' State of New York, have invented certain new and vuseful Improvements in TypelVriting Machines, of which the following is My invention relates generally stated to typewriting machines and more particularly to that, class known as stencil-making -machines, although various features of my invention are applicable to typewriting machines specifically.

One object of my nventionis to provide a.

stencil making machine which is comparain lconstruction and Iwhich is efficient in use.

Another object of my invention is to provide comparatively simply and efficient means for automatically varying,r the point of arrest of the carriage in its return movement to begin a line of writing. I

A' further object of my invention is to place the automatic variation in the point of arrest of the carriage under the control of thev line spacing mechanism.

A still further object of my invention is toprovide an efficient front-strike flat platen machine.

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the features of construction, arrangements of' parts and combinations of devices to` be hereinafter described' and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmentary sid elevation Awith the. parts in section ,and parts broken away of one form of machine embodyingmy invention, the upper portion of the machine alone being' shown. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the carriage with parts in section and parts broken away. F ig. 3 is a fragmentar.\y front view showing the margin stop .mechanism and some of the associated. parts. F ie'. -fis a detail rvertical sectional view of the platen and some of the parts for supporting the platen and controllingr its line spacing; Inovements. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the platcnand platenframe with a stencil plate held place. Fig'. G a rear view of the platen and platen frame. Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view of sonic vof the partsto he hereinafter described.

Specification Of Letters fatent.` Patented Api'. 13, 1915. Application filed December 6,' 1909. Serial'e 531,566.

The carriage and type bar mounting and the letter vspace control of the carriage are the same as in the Monarch machine.

The frame of the machine as far as shown comprises corner posts l, anda top plate 2.

A type bar segment 3 is carried by the frame of the machine and supports type bar hang- `ers vt to which upwardly and rearwardly striking type bars 5 are pivoted. rlhe type bars 5 are segmentally arranged and are adapted to strike upwardly and rearwardly against 'the'platem and in the present instance are shown provided with needle point or faced types` 5?, such as those ordinarily used to perforate stencil plates. The type b ars may be actuated by the usual type actions employed in the Monarch machine.

The control of the carriage is effected by escapement mechanism which comprises a dog rocker 6 carrying feed dogs 7 and actuated from a universal bar in the usual manner loperatively connected with a `link 8. The feed dogs 7 coperate with an escapement wheel 9 operatively connected with a shaft 10 adaptedto rotate in a bearing 11 fixed to the topQplat'e of-the machine. The forward end of the shaft 10 has a feed pinion 12 fixed thereto. The feed pinion meshes with a feed rack 1-3 connected to arms 14 carried by the carriage. The carriage com- .prises a guide or .traverse bar 15 having oppositely grooved rails 16 to receive antifriction rollers 17 which are also received in oppositely grooved kfixed Vguide rails 18."V

The guide rails 1S are. secured to brackets 19 fixed to the top plate of the machine so that the carriage is lnounted to travel from side to side of the machine above the top plate, being propelled in the direction of its feed by a spring drum 20 connected in the usual manner to the carriage. It will lbe understood that at each actuation of a key which controls a type bar 5, a movement of the dog rocker takes place to afford a letter space movement of the carriage in the direction of its feed or from right to left.

The construction thus far described constitutes parts similar to those employed in the .l\lonarch machine and further detailed description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

The carriage in addition to-the cross bar 15 comprises the usual forwardly extending end hars "21 andQQ. which project from and are fixed to the cross bar 15 at the ends thereof. The usual forwardly projecting lugs 23 on the rear cross lbar of the carriage against acciden are spaced apart to receive arms f2s rigidly attached to the lugs 23 by pins or rivets 25. rlhe arms 2l are oil-set inwardly as indicated at 26 where they project forwardly and are arranged parallel to each otler. rlfhese arms are provided with bearing openings to receive. a shaft 2T which corresponds to the ordinary platen shaft in a Monarch machine, the shalt likewise being received in bearings in the end plates or bars 2l and 22. Finger wheels :28 arel secured to the ends of the shaft and a line spacing wheel 29 is likewise fixed to the shaft by a screw 30 which is threaded into an opening in the hub 3l of the line *spacing wheel and bears at its inner end against the shaft 27. A spring roller 'detent 32 bears against the teeth of the line spacing wheel to hold itl tal displacement in the line spacing positionto which it is moved and'to assure the proper positioning and complete movement of the wheel. The line spacing wheel corresponds to that ordinarily employed in the Monarch machine, the wheel shown in the present instance being provided with thirty teeth. The line spacing Wheel 'is actuated by any suitable line spacing devices, those shown corcresponding substantially to the line spacing devices ordinarily employed .in the Monarch machine; These devices comprise a linger piece 33 fixed to a rock shaft which tpvrns in a bearing 34 on the end plate Z2 ot the carriage. The roch shaft is provided with a crank arm 35 coperg ative with a line space pawl 36 carriedA by a 'pivoted carrying arm rotation thereof.

37., An actuation of the linger piece from left to right is eliective to move the engaging nose of the line spacing pawlvihto coperation with the y line spacing wheel and effect a single tooth line spacing movement of the wheel 29. A spring 38 restdres the line spacing devices to normal positions. A gravity pawl 88s (see Fig. 9.) is pivoted on a support carried by a cross-rod 381. The pawl engages the dat back faces of the teeth of the line spacing wheel 29 and prevents a reverse IThe 'parallel arms 26 extend Jforwardly bevond the shaft 2'? andare slotted vertically at 39 (see Fig. l) to receive headed screws l0,y the heads of the screws bearing against .the arms 26 and the threaded ends of the 'screws engaging tapped openings in par llel guide members 41. These parallel guide members have rearwardly projecting ears 42 apertured to receive the shaft 27. The pin and slot connection L.l0-39 between the arms 9.6 'of the guides 41 constitute means for affording an adjustment of the guides around the shaft Q7 as an The guides? i-l are provided with vertical slots which receive pins il in the nature orn headedtil shouldered' screws. These screws are re-.sl

weasel ceived attheir threaded ends in the ends ot a platen frame 45 and thus guide the platen frame in its vertical line spacing movements and connect' the platen frame to the guides 41.

The platen frame has 'a rectangular central opening 4G which receives either of the fiat faces 4&7 of the platen, said faces being formed in the present instance of felt or like material. A flat plate 48, preferably of metal, is interposed between the flat felt sul'- faces l?. This plate, which with the suru faces 4"( constitutes the platen, is detachably connected to the platen frame by oppositely disposed fastening devices 4-9 and 50 which project vfrom the rear side of the platen frame. The lowermost fastening devices -219 are in the nature 'of headed rivets cut away atl, said rivets being fixed to the platen frameand the stems thereof being adapted to he received in cut-outs in thellower edge 'of the plate 48 as indicated in Figs. 4f and G. The upper fastening devices are in the nature of screws provided with knurled heads by which they may be turned, the stems of the screwsv being received in threaded openings' in the platen frame. The heads are cutaway at 53 so thatwhen the cuteaway portions o'l the hea ds are oppo site the upper edge oi' the plate 48, a removal ofthe plate may be effected and either ol the felt faces 47 of the fiat platen may be presented foremost for cooperation with thc types. Thus when one face ofi the platen is worn out the platen may be turned for cooperation with When the screws -50 are turned to' the positions shown in Fi 4 and (l, the heads of the screws overlap the plate 48 land s'ecurely clamp it to the platenframe.

Sheet metal strips or clamping plates 5l -top and bottom edges thereof andovcrlap the upper and lower edges of the platen frame, the strips being spaced away from the platen frame to provide trough-like recesses at the top and bottom portions' ot thc platen trame to receive a stencil plate, card or the like. rlhe strips 54: are preferably 4 turned to Vthe rear side of the platen 'frame and are riveted thereto as indicated at 55. The stencil plates may be of the usual character, each comprising a base board frame 56 having a.v central rectangular opening 57 therein. A sheet of stencil paper` 58 is pasted at its edges to the frame 56 so that the central portion vof lthe stencil sheet is stretched across the rectangular opening 5 in theframe. A stencil plate may be-slid into position, as shown inFig. 5, by sliding the plate between theA clamping strips 54. A stop pin 59 may be employed at one end 'of the platen frame to limit the sliding movement of the stencil plate into the inachme. llVhen the stencil plate'is in pla-ce the rear facchthereof bears against the 'forethe needle-faced types. "a

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most ,felt sheet 47 which constitutes the impact surface 'of the platen. It will thus he understood that a stencil plate or card may he slipped into place between the clamping plates 54 and .is held against the front face of the platen and that the stencil paper or card. will thus partake ofthe step-by-step feed movement of the carriage and will also partake of the line spacing movement of the platen effected in a manner which will heref inafter appear. It will also be seen that the Vmeans for holding a stencil plate in a. Hat

tened condition against the platen is independent of the platen, so that said holding means does not interfere with theremoval shaft by a screw 64. The collar 62 bears` against the left-hand bracket arm 26, thus l preventing movement of the shaft' 27 vtothe right.

Disks 65 and 6G are formed with hubs 67 secured by set screws 68 to a sleeveor hollow shaft 69 which surrounds and `is supported on the shaftv27 between the bracket arms 26. A coiled spring 70 surrounds the 'sleeve 69 and is secured at one end to ay in 71 fixedI to theleft hand hub or sleeve 6 'The opposite end of the spring extends rearwardly and is connected to a cross rod 72`whicli extends between and is riveted at its ends to the bracket 'arms 2G, the rod forming a. firm and rigid connection or brace between the bracket arms. YThe pressure ofgthe spring 70 is exerted to' turn the disks G5 and in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4. Each` of the disks G5 and 66 1s provided Y.with a cutlout or slot 73 in the periphery thereof to receive an anti-friction roller 74 carriedv upon a shouldered screw 75 received at its threaded end in-a tapped opening in the platen frame 45. The rollers 74' are carried about midway of the platen frame as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. The construction and arrangement of the parts aresuch that the peripheries of the disks 65 and 66 bear i uponA the end pieces of thelplaten frame at the rear sides at about the linel of impact of the 'tyi'iesagainst the platen, in order to resist any backward movement of the platen.l

' Bv this construction the rotativevdeviee comprising the' disks 65 vand (3G and the hollow shaftor sleeve G9 is. constantly maintained in interlocking connection with the platen frame and a rotative movement of the'rotative' ,device-isl effective 'to )produce a reoti- 4 linearmovement ofthe Aplat-en frame and l theiilat platen carried therebyE y plate in Fig. 5.

The disk 65 is` provided Witli`arol1er76 connected to the disk by a shouldered'screw 77.

c eive the antilfriction -roller 7 (S The/hub ,79r is adapted to turn freely on the rod 72,

A forwardly extending arm'78 of Vlever is fixed to a hub or sleeve 7 9 and isbfi furcated at its forward'end as at SOtogr'eand is prevented from moving longitudi-`S- nally along said rod 'by sleeves 81 vfixed to the rod by set screws 82. The lever is'ek tendedfrearwardly' to form a secondlever arniS provided at its rear end with an antifriction .roller- 84 mounted on a shouldered 8,9 received at its threaded end ina'tapped openinin a lug 90 formed onzthecross'bar 15 of t e carriage. The margin stopisstep screw 85 receivedfat its threaded end in a tapped opening in the arm 83. The roller 84 is received between two forwardly projecting'pinsA 86 carried by a depending p0r tion 87 of a margin stop me'mber188. This'f I margin stop is pivoted on a shouldered Yscrew shape'das shown in Fig. 3, each step '91"'7 thereon constituting. avstop face.' l'vF-hisfstop isadapt'ed to cooperate with a margin stop i 92 adjustable along a stop bar 93 pivotally mounted on upwardly lprojecting lugs'9i1' on the'upper fixed 'carriage rail 18. The c'oni'ii struction is such that the'r carriage in' its movement to the right will be arrested at varying points depending ontlie 'elevation of the stop member 88. In other words,"the

elevation of the stop' 88 determines' which?" stop face 91 thereon Will be brought into cooperation with the relatively fixed stopf92. `When the )stop S8, is vin the lowermost position shownl in Fig. 3 the uppermoststop face` 91 is maintained 'in position to'eoperate with the fixed stop 92 in'order -to arrest the carriage at a position ,where a line of Vwriting may begin at a point .corresponding'to thepos'ition ot' the letter H onvthe stencil lf, on ythe other hand, the

seeondstop face 91 (counting from the left 1n Fig. 3) is the active stop face,A then the carriage will be arrested in position where a line ofwriting may begin at a pointicror-,

2 on the stencil plate in Fig. 5, and so on. Each stop face 91 from the uppermost tofthe llowermost detern'linesa different positionof responding to the positionv of tlie'numeral1 arrest ofthe carriage'in its'movem'ent tothe" right, the earrlage belng arrested 'succes-"i sivoly nearer the middle of the niachii'eby the differentl vstop faces as they are succes siVely" elevated,l las "Will hereinafter lmog're clearly appear. ltwi'llbe Aseen that there arev u five` stop faces ,911 provided I.in the present instance, one vcorresponding'to each" of the `stencil characters on the stencil plate shown iny Fig. 5. Fronrwhat hasj been said it' will bese-en"that-the margin stop member 8.8

operativelyconnected with'thefplaten so that the position of the platen determines the elcration to which the stop 88 may be adjusted.

Thus if the platen be in the lowermost position then the uppermost stop face 91 will be in the position shown in Fig. 3 to arrest the carriage to begin ya line of writing at a position corresponding to that indicated by the letter H `in Fig. 5, whereas if the platen he in the uppermost position 'to Write the fifth line of writing on the stencil, then the lower-most stop face 91 will be elevated to a position where it will eoperate with the stop 92 to arrest the carriage in its return movement in a position where the line of writing will begin at a position indicated by the letter` A on the stencil plate in Fig. 5. y

In order to eect an operative connection between the line spacing wheel and the platen I have provided in the disk 63 aI series of engaging openings or holes 95 circularly arranged around the axis of the shaft 27, siX such holes being shown in the present instance, one for every tive teeth of the line spacing wheel 29. A spring pressed connect ing device or locking latch or bolt 96 is received in va housing 97 fiXedto the disk 66. i coiled expansion spring 98 is contained within this housing and surrounds the stem oi'- the locking bolt 9G. The spring at one end bears against the right-hand wall of the housing and at its opposite end against a collar or enlargement 99 provided on the locking bolt. The pressure of this spring is adapted to force the locking bolt to the left and to seat the left-hand end thereof in one of the openings 95 in the disk 68 as shown A head 100 is formed on the lockin Fig. 2.

limit its movement in one direcing bolt to tion and the under side of this head is bevbe received in a locking recess disk 63 so that the line spacing wheel, shafteledfor cooperation with a cam 101 formed upon the end of an arm 102 provided with a hub 108 which surrounds the cross rod 72 and is fixed thereto-by a pin 104. There are preferably six holes 95 in the disk 63 which divides the thirty teeth wheel by five so that the locking bolt 96 may 95 at every lifth line space position at which the shaft 27 may be arrested. Otherwise expressed, the line spacing wheel has thirty teeth; the greatest number of line space 'distances or positionsto which the platen is shifted is tive; the number of teeth in the line spacing wheel should be a multiple of five and this which is six, determines the numi'nultiple,

95 in the disk 63. By this arber' of holes 4rangement a hole 95 will always be in position to receive the locking latch or bolt 96 f f when it is released and the rotative device hals been automatically turned baci( With the The locking boltbolt to the initial position. 9G normally engages a locking recess in the v27,. the rotzitive devieecomprising the disks 65 and G0 and-the hollow s haft69 are locked lto rotate together and the platen is normally on the line spacing 'to co-act with the and the devices-by which said return. movement is eected. Thus from 4'an inspection of Figs. 2'and 4 it will be' seen that an eccentric stop 105 surrounds the housing 97 and is rotatively adjusted around the housing, a screw 106 being received in a tapped opening in inner end against the housing to hold, the eccentric in its adjusted position. This eccentric stop co-acts with the left-hand guide 41 as shown in Fig. 4 to limit the rotative movement of the rotative device in the directionfof the arrow andthus arrest the platen controlled thereby in its 'initial or first writing line position. il 1 In the, operation of the devicethe stencil sheet or plate is inserted betweenjilhe clamping strips 54'as shown in Fig. invhen the platen is in the lowermost position indicated in Figs. 1 and 4. At. this time the stop 88 is in the position shown in Fig. 3 yvhere the carriage will be arrested in its movement to the right in a positionso the iirst line oi writing or -stenciling will begin at the position indicated by the letter H Jin Fig.

The operator proceeds to write this line and after it is completed the finger piece 33 is actuatedto eiieot the turning movement ci the line spacing wheel in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2. At the same time return the eccentric and bearing at its y vec movoiiient of the carriage to the right is where it will co-act with the stop 92. These movements are produced at the first portion 11 of the return lmovement of the carriage so that the active stop face 91 is iii a position fixed margin stop 92 when the carriage reaches lthe position of arrest.

The operator proceeds to write a second line and in a like manner the fourth 'and iii'ith lines may be Written, at a point progressively -nearertlie rightliaiid end of the stencil sheet as the Writing proceeds.

lt ,will be understood that the stencil sheets or plates are usually employed in addressing machines and that addresses are variouslywritten. They seldom if ever occupy more than ve lines which l have nroi each line being started 7 vided for in the present construction. Be-

low I have vgiven various styles in which the addresses are usually written.

ME JAMEs TWIDALE MUsKooEE oKLA MR JOHN'. sMiTH OnIrrLE ORE-EK OOLO AUTO TRUSTACO NORTH AMER BLDG PHILADELPHIA MR JAMES CASKODEN 3 ROCHESTER PLACE ESSEX LANE BRYERSGAT HULL ENGLAND It will bc'understood that by the present construction'addresses may be written invarious styles as indicated above by way of illustration, and that each line is off-.Set automatically, the change of the carriage arresting means or margin stop mechanism being automatically effected by the line spacing mechanism. When the last or fifth line of the address, say in the. last example given above, has been written` or produced upon the stencil sheet, the parts are so arranged and timed that the next actuation of the .finger piece 33 is effective toV bring the head becomes effective to turn the hollow shaft G9 in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2 inde- I pendently of the line spacing mechanism and to effect alike turning movement of the disks and 66 4connected to the shaft 69.`

This rotary movement is effective to move the platen down to the initial or first writing line position and is likewise effective to lower the margin stop 88 to the lo'ermost position shownin Fig. 3 so that be ore the carriage is restored to the right the lfnargin stop 88 will be automatically set to arrest the carriage in a 'position where the firstline ofwrittingmay begin at a position correspending to that indicated by the letter H on the stencil plate in Fig. 5. The parts are thus automatically rc-set to begin the Writing or preparation of a new stencil plate. The stencil plate which has been produced may be removed, a new stencil plate maythcn be msm-teil and the preparation of the writm stencil plate proceed as before. If only two,

three or four lines areto be written on theft i sheet either of the finger wheels 28 may be employed to complete the movementsfof thei parts by a single 'turning moveinen 'of' a finger wheel to'iestore them tothe inilial or first vwriting line position to begin a new stencil plate, or if desired several operations of the finger piece 33 may be effected to complete the movements of the parts necessary to restore them to the initial or first line position.

Whi e the construction yas shown iscapable of handling addresscs'produced in most styles in common use, the operator may desire to produce addresses in other styles than those indicated. This may be done vby turning the margin stop rod 93 on itspivotalV vsupport by means of the'fngerpiece 107 or otherwise to throwthe vmarginstop 92 out of cooperative relationvwith the stop 88 in order that the carriage may be spaced by hand to any position desired. I

Any suitable stop or 'linelock n'iechanisml may be employed for arresting the carriage or throwing 4the machine out of operation at the limit of its movement from right to.

left so as to prevent the platen'frame from being brought into the paths of 'the needlefaced types. Y

. Y `9'5 While I have described `my .invention in connection with a machine ,employing neecile-faced types for producing stencil sheets. it should be understood that thisis'but one.

form of typewriting machine in whichthe invention may be embodied; that many fea-A tures of the invention are applicable to a,

typewriting machine of the ordinary chan. acter provided 'with types for efiectlng imprints through a ribbon on a card or-work are in no sense limited to a stencil making machine, and that some of the features of the invention may be employed without others.4 y

I Various changes may be made without departingvfrom the spirit and scope'of' my invention.

lfVhat I claim as new and dcsireto secure by Letters Patent, is :h y

l. In a front-strike stencil 'cutting machine, the combination of a carriage adapt# ed to travel from side to 'side' of the ma'- chine, escapement mechanism operative at each printing operation to afford a letter'.` space movement of the carriage, a substantially vertically disposed fiat platen carried by said carriage and mounted for substan tially vertical line spacing movements on said carriage, means for holding a stencil. sheet in a fiattened condition on said platen for step-by-step letter space movements with sheet; that many features of the invention the rcarri age and for line spacing movements I with the' laten, h'andactuated means operable at w'ill for effecting vertical line spacing movements of the platen in one direction, and automatically operatingnmeans controlled by the line spacing means for bringing about a movement of the platen in the opposite direction'to normal orminitial osition.

2. The combination of a carriage adapted to travel from side to side of the machine, a substantially vertically *disposed i'lat platen carried by said carriage and mounted for substantially vertical line spacing movements'on said carriage, means for holding a work sheet in a flattened condition on said platen for letter space movements with the carriage and for line spacing movements" with the platen, hand actuated mean's mounted on said carriage for eliecting line spacing movements of the platen, and automatically actuated means for arresting the carriage at progressively diderent points in the return movements of the carriage to the right.

3.`In a typevvriting machine, the combination of a carriage, escapement mechanism for controlling the feed movement ol the carriage from right to left, a platen, hand actuated line spacing mechanismmounted on said carriage, and carriage arresting means for limiting the movement of the carria-ge to the right,.said carriage arresting means beinp,` under control of said' line spacing mechanism. l

4. In a typevvriting machine, the combination of a carriage, escapement mechanism for controlling the -feed movement of the carriage from right to left, a platen, hand actuated linespacing mechanism mounted on said carriage, and means for variably a'r` resting the carriage in its movement to the right in accordance with tbe actuation of the line spacing mechanism.

. 5. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, escapement mechanism for controlling the feed movement ot the .cariage from right to left, a platen, hand actuated line spacing mechanism mounted on said carriage, and means forarresting the carriage in its movements-to the right at points which are successively nearer the right-hand end o'l its travel, said last mentioned means being under the control of said line spacing mechanism to determine the point ot arrest of the carriage in its movement tothe right in accordance with the line to be written. 4

6. 'In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a platen, line spacing mechanism, and means controlled by the line. spacing meclianisn'i whereby the platen is automatically returned to normal position in a direction oppositeto its line feed movement when a predetermined number o. line spacing movements have been eiected.

7 Ina typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, line spacing mechaifiism,

bination of a carriage which ,travels @hieen and means for automatically freeing the platen from. control of the line spacing; mechanism after a predetermined number line spacing movements oithe platen have been effected and for moving the platen independently of said line spacing mechanism.

8. in a typevvriting machine, the combi nation of a fiat p laten, line spacing me,J nisin for moving said platen in one direction, and means for automatically freeing 'the platen from control of the line spacing meclcanism after a predetermined number 'of line spacing movements of effected and for returning the platen in 1 opposite direction to the initial or iii-stavi.. ing line position.

9. The combination of a substantially vertically disposed flat platen, vline span mechanism therefor including a line sp ing wheel, and means for automatically ing the platen from control of the' line spa@ ing wheel after a predetermined number line spacing movements of the platen been effected and for returning,l the platen to initial or first Writing line position.

l0. in a. stencil making machine, the conibination of a ysubstantially vertically dis posed fiat platen, line spacing mechanism cooperative with said platen to 'move it upwardly at leach line spacing movement, means for automatically 'freeing thel platen 'from control ci. the line spacing mechanism aiter a predetermined' number of line spacing movements have been efectcd, and means for automatically returning the platen to the initial or `first Writing line position a/l'tcr the platen is freed from control of the iine spacing mechanism.

ll. in a stencil making machine, t 1e combination of a carriage which travels from side to side of the machine, a suLstan y vertically disposed fiat platen carried oy said carriage, line spacing mechanism carried by the carriage and cooperative with the platen to ei'i'ect step-bystep upward.- line spacing movements thercot, and means for automatically returning the platen to4 "ie lowermost or first AWriting line position a prcdetermined number oi line spacing movements have beeneilected.

l2. ln a stenclllmaking machine, the c side 'to side of the machine, a substantie.. vertically disposed. iat platen i said carriage, line spacing; mechanism ried byy the carriage and cooperative the platen to effect a stepbylstep line spacing' movement thereof, me..Y automatically freeing the platen from trol of the line spacing mechanism, means 'for automatically lowering;` the pv to the iirst writing line position atte 1 ,G 'v` se *i* praten is ireeo. from contrci or Athe s ing mechanism.

i3. 'ln typewriting; machine the platen have been Miti nation of a carriage, a platen frame, a flat plateny carried by and reversible 0n said platen frame to presentveither side of the platen for coperation With the type, line spacingjmeclianism for effecting line space movementsof the platen, and means carried by the platen frame for'holding Work sheets on the platen for movement therewith irre- -spective 'ofy which-side 'of the platen is presented Ifor cooperation with the type.

. 14.' In -a typevvrviting machine, lthe combinationl'of a' carriage, a platen, line spacing mechanism therefor, 4margin stops, one of theother by the frame of the machine vand on''of said stops being'a stepped stop, means for automatically elevating one'of said stops to progressively ygreater heights to bring difi erent steps on the stepped stop into use andl tliujs varyftliepoint of arrest of the carriage,I and means for automatically lowering-the elevated stop to its initial position.

15; In atype'writing machine, the comrbination of a platen, la line'spacingfivlieel,

linespacing devices co-actin, ;..with said line spacing Wheel,arotativedevice actuated by saidV line spacing Wheel and operative tomove -tlieplatem automatically actuated `means for disconnecting the platenffrom said rotative device, and means for automatically returning the platen to 'initial position when itis disconnected from said rotativedevice.

@16.* In a typevvriting machine, the combiplaten, a line spacing Wheel.,

spacing wheel, arotative Idevice actuated by said* line Ispacing wlieel and operative to transmit a rectilinear linespacing movement to said platen, automaticallyactuated means for disconnecting the platen from said rotative device, and means for automatically re'- tuiniiffgl-tlieplaten to initial or first 4writing linel position when it isl disconnected from li". In a-rontstrilre typewriting machine, tlie'f combination of acarriage, a substantially vertically disposed flat platen carried byfsaid ca.rriage and movable vertically tlie'reongaline vspacing wheel,` line spacing line s acing" devices cofacting with said \vlie`el,a rotative device actuated by sald line pacing wheel and, operati ve totransm'it a rectilinear vertical line spacing movement .to Ysaid platen,` automatically actuated means for disconnecting the platen from vsaid rotative device, an'dmcans for automatically re' turning the platento initial or first Writing Y, lii'ie position when it is ldisconnected from said" rota tive device.

VTS. Ina' tyi'iewriting machine, the combination of :i platen, a' line spacing Wheel, line spacing devices co-actingivith said4 line spac- `iig'wheel, a -rot'ativefldevice actuated by said "'liiie. spacing wheel, means for operatively B5I connecting said rotative device and platen at chine, tha combination stops being carried byl the carriage and rotative device,

different line spaceintervals in the relative" rotative device. from each other at' a, rede--V termined point in tlie rotation ofl kSai, frotaf" tive device. i 19.' vIn fa front-strike typewriting4 ma# cfa carriage, a substantially vertically disposed flat platen car-l ried by said carriage, a line spacing iv-heel, line spacing devices co-acting with said line spacing wheel, a rotative device actuated by: said line spacing wheel, means for oper-@latively connecting said rotative deviceandl platen at different line space intervals in the relative movements between the two, means for automatically disconnectingthe' platen and rotative device from eachother at a predetermined point in the rotation of said and means for'returning movements between the two, and-means fon,` V`automatically disconnecting the platen and C said`\platen to the initial or first writing line position When said platen and rotative device are disconnected.

20. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a lline spacing wheel, line spacing. tiol devices for ,transmitting intermittent rotaif'* tivemovements to said line s acing WheelfV in one direction, a. platen, anlmeans con? trolled by the actuation .of said linespac'ing devices tor causing the intermittent' move-1 ments of the line spacing yWheel in one. dirrection to effect movementsof vthe platen in one'diiectioii and then .bring about a Inoifei ment of tlie platen in the opposite'direction. 21, VIn a typeivr'itingmachine, the combi, nation of a line spacing Wheel, line spacing,

devices for transmittingy intermittent rota-v tive movements to said line spacing wheel in, one direction, a flat platen, and means con-1 trolled by the actuation of said line spacing iiofo devices for causing the intermittent rotative movements ofthe line spacing Wheel in one'.

.direction to leiiect intermittent rectilinear movements of the platen in one direction and then bring about a movement of the 11o platen in4 the opposite direction. Y

22. In a front-strike typewriting machine, 1' the combination ,of a carriage, a line spac.k ing ii'lieel, hand actuated line spacing devices fortransinitting intermittent rotative llt movements to said line spacing Wheel in one` direction, a substantially vertically disposed l flat platen l carried by tlie'lcarriage, `and means controlled by the actuationV of said line spacing devices for causing tlie inter- 12'0 mittent rotative movements ofthe line spacingivlieel in one direction to effect rectilinear movements of the platen first in one direction and then in theopposite direction.

23. ,ln a typeivriting'machine, the combi- 12ov nation of. a flat platen mounted for rectilinear line spacing movement', a; rotative device permanently opera-tivelyjconnected to said platen, aline spacing Wheel, hand-actuated line spacing devices for intermittently -ing wheel sitions, and means for disengagmg said turning said line spacing wheel in one direction only, means for operatively connecting said rotative device and the line spacing 2l. in a front-strike typewriting ma chine, the ccmbination of a carriage, a substantiaily` vertically disposed flat platen mounted for rectilinear 'line spacing movement on said carriage, a rotative device permanently operatively connected to said platen,a line spacing wheel, hand actuated line spacing devices for intermittently turning said liner spacing wheel in one direction only, means for operatively connecting said rctative device and the line spacing wheel, means for automatically disconnecting such operative connection between the rotative device and platen after a predetermined niunber of line spacing movements of the platen, and spring means for automatically returning `i platen and rotative device to initial position 'when such disconnection is effected, so that the platen will be automatically returned to the first writing line'position.

E25. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, guides carried by said carriage, a platen frame that has a rectilinear movement in said guides, a flat platen carried by said platen frame, a spring returned rotative device positively7 connected with the platen frame at all times, a line spacing wheel, hand actuated line spacing devices coperative with said line spacing wheel, a connecting` device for operatively connecting said rotative device to turn with the line spacing wheel, and means for disengaging said connecting device to free the spring returned rotative device.

26. ln a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, guides carried by said carriage, a platen frame that has a rcc-v tilinearv movement in said guides, a Halt platen carried by said platen frame, a spring returned rotative device positively connected with the platen framel at all times, a line spacing wheel, h and actuated ,line spacing devices coperative with si id line spacing wheel, a spring pressed latch for operativelyY connecting said rotativd device to turn with th'e'line spacing wheel, and operatively `connectible with said line spacat different relative rotative p"ospring-pressed latch to free the springreturned rotative device.'

27. ln a tyi'iewriting machine, the combination of aiiat platen, line spacing mechanism comprising a line spacing wheel. operatively connected with the platen, and

,anism comprising nation of a carriage,

means for breaking the operative connection between the line spacing wheel and platen to afford a return movement of the platen independently of the line'spacing wheel.

28. n a typewriting machine, the combination of a fiat platen, line spacing mechanism comprising' a line spacing wheel operatively connected with the platen, means for automatically breaking the operative .connection between the line spacing wheel and platen after a predetermined number of line spacing movements of' the platen have been effected, to aord a return movement of the platen independently of the line spacing wheel.

29. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a flat platen, line spacing mecha line spacing wheel operatively connected with the platen, the operative connections between the line spacing wheel and .platen comprising a spring pressed latch, and means for releasing said latch;

30. ln a typewri-ting machine, the combination of a carriage, a flat, platen .carried by the carriage, line spacing mechanism comprising'a line spacing wheel operatively connected with the' platen, the operative connection between the line spacing wheel and platen comprising a spring-pressed latch, and a cam in the path of said latch to automatically release the latch.

31. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a shaft carried by said carriage, a line spacing wheel fixed to said shaft, line spacing with said line spacing wheel, an engaging member fixed to turn with said shaft, a rotative device adapted to turn independently of said shaft, an engaging member on said devices coperative rotative device and which is adapted to cooperate with said first mentioned engaging member, a flat platen carried by said carriage and in interlocking engagement with said rotative device, and means for disconnecting said engaging members.

32. Inca typewritingmachine, the combination 'of a carriage, a shaft carried by said carriage, a line spacing wheel fixed to said shaft, line spacing devices coperative with said line spacing wheel, 'a disk lixedto turn with said shaft, said disk having engaging openings, a rotative device adapted to turn independently of said shaft, a latch on said rotative device .and which lis adapted to be received in the engaging openings in said disk, a flat platen carried by said carriage and in interlocking engagement with said' rotative device, and means for-disconnecting said latch from the disk.

33. In a typewriting machine, the combia` shaft carried by said carriage,` a line spacing wheel fixed to said shaft, line spacing devices cooperative with said line spacing wheel, an engaging mem- Liemeer ber fixed to turn with said shaft, a rotative device adapted to turn independently of said shaft, an engaging member on said rotative device and which is adapted to co operate with said first mentioned engaging member, a flat platen carried by said carriage and in interlocking engagement with said rotative device, and means 'for automatically disconnecting said engaging means at a predetermined point in the rotation oi. said rotative device.

34. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a shaft carried by said i carriage, a. line spacing wheel fixed to said shaft, line spacing devices coperative with said line spacing wheel, a disk fixed to turn with saidv shaft, said disk having engaging openings, a rotative device adapted to turn independently of said shaft, a latch on said rotative device and which is adapted to be received inthe engaging openings in said disk, a llatplaten carried by said carriage and in interlocking engagement with, said rotative device, and means coperative with said latch at aredetermined point inthe .e

rotation 'of sai rotative -device for automatically disconnecting the latch from said disk.

35.111 a typeWriting machine, the combination ot a. carriage, a fiat platen carried by said carriage, line spacing means for effecting intermittent rectilinear line space movements ofthe platen on the carriage, and means for variably arresting athe carriage, said variable carriage arresting means being under control ofsaid line spacing means.

36. In a typewriting machine, thecombi Vnation of a carriage, a flat platen, means for effecting line spacing movements thereof in vone direction, means for automatically returning the platen in the opposite direction after 'a predetermined number of line spacingtmovements, and variable means for determining the beginning of a line, the variable means being under control of the means for effecting line spacing movements of the platen.

In a typewritingy machinc,`tlie combination of a fiatplaten, means for effecting line spacing movements thereof in one direction, means for automatically returning the platen in the opposite direction after a predetermined number of line spacing movements, a carriage which carries said platen, and automatically actuated means for progressively arresting said carriage nearer the center of the machine in the return movements of the carriage as successive lines are Written.

38. ln atypewriting machine,the combination of a fiat platen, means for effecting line spacing movements thereof in one direction, means for automatically returning the platen in the opposite direction after a predetermined number of line spacing movepredetermined number of line spacing move* ments, a carriage which carries said platen, and automatically actuated means for progressively arresting said. carriage nearer the center ofthe machine in the return movements ofthe carriage as successive lines are written, said carriage arresting'means comprising two stops, one of said stops being carried by the frame of the machine and the other by the carriage and one being a stepped stop, one of said .stops being movable in unison with the platenrin its line spacin and return movements.

40. n a stencil making machine, the combination lof a carriage Which travels from side to side of the machine, a substantially vertically disposed fiat platen carried by said carriage, line spacing mechanism carried by the carriage and coperative With the platen to effect a step-by-step upward line spacing movement thereof, means for automatically returning the platen to the lowermost `or first writing line position'after a predetermined number of line spacing movements have been effected, and automatically actuated means for variably arresting the carria ge at successive return movements.

41. In a stencil making machine, the combination of a carriage which travels from side to side of the machine, a substantially vertically disposed flat platencarried by said carriage,'line spacing mechanism carried by the carriage and cooperative with the platen to effect a step-by-step upward lineA spacing movement thereof, means for automatically returning the platen to the loWermost or first Writing line position after a. predetermined number of line spacing movements have been effected, and automatically actuated means fo'r arresting the car riage progressively nearer the 'center of the machine after every. upward line spacing movement ofthe platen, said carriage arresting means including a stop that moves in unison with the platen during the up and down movements of the latter.

42. In a typewriting maclline,t`he combination of a carriage, ay platen, a line spacing mechanism carried Wholly by the carriage, margin stops, one of Which is carried b v the carriage and the other by the frame of thc machine, and both said stops being apart Cil l to) from the line spacing mechanism, and meansv controlled by the line spacing mechanism for varying the position of one of said stops to vary the point oi:l arrest ot' the carriage.

43. In a typewriting machine, the combijnation of a carriage, a platen, line spacing mechanism carried wholly by the carriage, cooperative margin stops one of which stops is a stepped stop, said stops being apart from the line spacing mechanism, and means conti'olledby the line spacing mechanism for varying the position ol one of said stops to bring diterent steps of the stepped stop into use to vary ,the point of arrest of the carriage.

4,4. ln a typeivriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen, a line spacl riage 'in its return movement.

45. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen, a line spacing' wheel, linek spacing devices co-acting with said linespacing Wheel, a rotative device actuated 'by said line spacing Wheel and operative to move the platen, automatically actuated means for disconnecting the platen from said rotativel device', means for automatically'returning the platen to initial position when it is disconnected from said rotative device, and automatically actuated means for variably arresting the carriage in its return movement, said means for va'- riably arresting'the carriage comprising a stop that is movable in unison with the platen.

46. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen, a line spacing wheel, line spacing devicescdaeting with said line spacing wheel, a rotative device actuated by said line spacing wheel and operative to move the platen, automatically actuated means for disconnecting the platen from saidrotative device, meansrfor automatically `returning the platen to initial position when it is disconnected from said rotative device, and automatically actuated means for variably arresting the/carriage in its 1return movement, said means for variably arresting the carriage comprising two margin stops one on the carriage and the other, on the frame of the machine, one of said margin stops being a stepped stop and one oi said stops being movable in unison with the platen to bring different steps oi. the' stepped stop into ilse.

nation of. a platen, a une spaeing'whe'el,

' line'spacing devices co-acting with said line spacing wheel, a rotative device actuated by said line spacing wheel and operative to move the platen, automatically actuated means for disconnecting the platen from said rotative device, means for automatically returningthe platen to initial position vrlien it is disconnected from said rotative device, margin stops, and means for automatically controlling the relation between said margin stops to vary the point of'ar rest of the carriage.

48. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a linespacing wheel, line spacing devices co-acting with. said line spacing Wheel, a rotative device actuated by -said line spacing Wheel and operative to move the platen, automatically actuated.A means for disconnecting the platen from said rotative device, means for automatically returning tliefplaten to initial posi-` tion when it is disconnected from said rotative device, and automatically actuated means for arresting the carriage at variable points in its return movement, said carriage said line spacing wheel and operative to move the platen, automatically. actuated means `for disconnecting the platen from said rotative device, means for automatically returning the platen-to initial position when it is disconnected from said rotative device, cooperative margin stops one carried by the 1 carriage and the other carried by the frame of the machine, and means whereby one ot said margin stops is placed under control of said rotative device to automatically vary` the relation of the margin stops and thus Iautomatically vary the 4point of arrest of the carriageby saidmargin stops,

50. In a typWritin spacing Wheel, a rotative device actuated by said line spacing wheel and operative to move the platen, automatically actuated means for disconnecting the platen from said rotative device, means for 'alitomati-4 cally returning the platen to initial position when it is disconnected from said rotative device, margin stops,l one of which, is stepped shaped and which stops are mounted for relative movement to bring di ferent steps on the stepped shaped stop into usey to automatically vary `the point of ar-V rest of the carriage, and means controlled by said rotative device for effecting such relative movement of the margin stops.

5l. ln a typewriting machine, the combi.-

machine, thelcon'ibi-4 nation eta platen, aline spacing Wheel, line Vspacing devices co-acting with said line' lll@ incassi nation of a carriage, gliides carried by said carriage, a platen frame that has a recti-4 linear movement in said guides, a lat platen carried by said platen frame, a spring returned rotative device positively connected with the platen frame at all times, a line spacing wheel, hand1 actuated line spacing devices cooperative with said line spacing wheel, a connecting device for operatively connecting said rotative device to turn with the line spacing. wheel, means for disengaging said connecting device to free the spring returned rotative device, and automatically actuated means for arresting the carriage at variable points in its return movement, said carriage arresting means being under control of said rotative device.

52. lira typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, guides carried by said carriage, a platen frame that has a rectilinear movement in said guides, a flat platen carried bysaid platen frame,'a spring 4returned rotary device positively connected with the platen frame at all times, a line spacing wheel, hand actuated line spacing devices cooperative with .said line spacing wheel, a connecting device for operatively connecting said rotative device to'turn 'withthe line spacing Wheel, means, for disengaging said connecting device to free the spring returned rotative device, margin stops, one of which is stepped shaped and which stops are mounted for relative movement to bring different steps on the stepped shaped stop into use to a/ntomaticaily vary the point of arrest of the carriage, and means controlled by said rotative device for effecting such relative movement of the margin' stops.

53. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a Hat platen carried by the carriage, line spacing mechanism comprising a line spacing wheel operatively connected with the platen, the operative connections between the line spacing wheel and platen comprising a spring-pressed latch, a cam in the path of said latch to aumatically release the latch, margin stops mounted for variable relative movement-for arresting the carriage at variable points, and means under control oi." said operative connections for effecting such variable relative movement between said stops.

54. In a typewriting` machine, the combination of a carriage, a fiat platen movable in one direction to letter space and in another direction to line space, and means whereby the line space position of the platen determines' the position of arrest of the carriage in its return movement.

ln a typewriting machine, the combination oi a carriage, a shaft carried by said carriage, a line spacing wheel fixed to said shaft, line spacing devices cooperative with said line spacing wheel, an engaging mem ber iixed to turn with said shaft, a rotative device adapted to turn independently of said shaft, an engaging member on said rotative device and which is adapted to copcrate with said iirst mentioned engaging 'membeig a flat platen'carried by said carriage and in interlocking engagement with said rotative device, means lor disconnecting said engaging members, and means for A shaft, line spacing devices coperative with said line spacing wheel, a rotative device adapted to turn independently of said shaft, a fiat platen carried by said carriage and in interlocking engagement with said rotative device, means for operatively connecting and disconnecting said shaft and rotative device, and means for arresting the Acarriage at variable points in `its return movement, said means being under control of said rota- 'ive device to automatically vary the point of arrest of the carriage.

57. In a typewi'iting machine, the. c0mbination of a work holder, means fo" spacing the same upwardly, and mechanism rfor releasing the work vpermit it to return to normal positi n when' said work holder has been line spaced to a predetermined extent. i"

58. in a typewriting machine, the combi#A nation of a work holder, line spacing devices for moving the same upwardly, latchf ing devices operatively connecting said'work .holder .with certain of said line s airing` mechanism devices, and means for jre easin" said latching devices to enable the wor holder to descend independently when it... shall have been line spaced upwardly to a predetermined extent.

59. In a typewriting machine, the combil nation oi' a work holder, line spacing devices operatively connected thereto to move saith worl'r holder upwardly stepby-step, trippin devices for releasing said work holder, an automatically operating means for arresting the work holder lengthwise of its travel for each line to. be, written. l i

60. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a work holder, a pivoted stepped stop carried thereby, a coperating stop on the frame-work, a lever for actuating said pivoted steppedstop, a disk connected to said lever, said disk being'connect- 'ed to said work holder, aisecond disk also connected to, said work holder, and a line spacing mechanism releasably connected to said' second disk.

61. In a typewriting machine, the combiat dierent initial positions-vL iro nation of a flat platen or work holder, a pair of disks connected thereto, a pair of guides for said platen or Work holder, means for moving saidv platen or work holder step-bystep upwardly, and means for releasing the same at the end of a predetermined upward movement.

62. ln a typewriting machine, the combination of a flat platen or work holder, a pair of disks connected thereto, a' pair of guides for said platen or work holder, means for moving said platen or work holder step-bystep upwardly, and means for releasing the same at the end of a predetermined upward movement, a lever connected to one of said disks, a pivoted multiple faced stop controlled by said lever, and a coperating stop.

63. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a-work holder, a pair of disks connected thereto so as to move said work holder upwardly, and a line spacing mechanism connected to said disks for turning them step-by-step.

. g 64C. In a typewritmg machinethe eombination of a carriage, feed `mechanism for controlling the step-by-step 'letter feed movements of the carriage, a card receiving frame carried by the carriage and supportingthe card in substantially a flat condition and in an upright position for the impactof upwardly and rearwardly striking type bars, a shaft carried by the carriage in the rear of said frame, operative connections between said shaft and .frame formoving the latter upwardly lwith the card at line spacfing operations and by a turning moi/'ement of said shaft, said operative connections including devices which project from and are adapted to turn with the shaft and which have a jointed connection with said frame,

a line spacing wheel on said shaft, vand hand actuated means carried by the carriage for e intermittently actuating` said wheel.

65.111 a typewriting machine, the combi e nation of a carriage, feed mechanism for A f intermittently moving the carrier upwardly with the card at line space operations, and automatically operating means for rendering the line spacing mechanism ineffective to further elevate said carrier after a predetermined number of line spacing movements of the carrier have been effected.

Signed at Syracuse, in the county 'of' Onondaga, and State of New York, 'this 3rd day of December A. D. 1909.

' 'GEORGE B. BRAND. 1Witnesses:

H. H. STEELE, it. L. WILLIAMS. n 

